Destructive and delicious: how an invasive deer in Hawaii is being turned into dinner
Wildlife | The Guardianby Kiki Aranita·1d ago
In 1868, the government of Hong Kong gave eight axis deer to Hawaii’s King Kamehameha V. They were a beautiful gift, these creatures that hail from south Asia, with their honey-colored pelts marked...
63%plop scoreWeatherwatch: Climate crisis fuelling steep fall in migratory bird numbers
Wildlife | The Guardianby Stephen Moss·1d ago
It may still feel like summer, but in the world of birds, autumn migration is already well under way.
‘Success story’ hailed as bluefin tunas caught off Yorkshire for first time since 1960s
Wildlife | The Guardianby Raphael Boyd·1d ago
Researchers have lauded two giant bluefin tunas being caught off the coast of Yorkshire for the first time in more than six decades as a “success story” for marine conservation.
55%plop scoreAlaska athlete uses bear spray to fend off animal attack: ‘Nightmare come to life’
Wildlife | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas·2d ago
An Alaska marathon athlete used a repellant spray to fend off an attacking bear that officials say injured her while she ran on a popular trail recently – an encounter that she has since described...
59%plop scoreCarbon pollution has fuelled ‘massive expansion’ of marine heatwaves in Europe, study finds
Wildlife | The Guardianby Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent·2d ago
Carbon pollution has fuelled a “massive expansion” of marine heatwaves in Europe this summer, research has found, with some waters recording temperatures 6C higher than normal.
55%plop scoreShrews may grow bigger snouts in winter to cope with cold air, scientists say
Wildlife | The Guardianby Nicola Davis Science correspondent·2d ago
Humans turn to heated blankets and fluffy socks to cope with winter, but long-clawed shrews have a very different adaptation: they increase the size of their snouts.
55%plop score‘We humans are inept at taking care of baby animals’: why well-fed orphan bears die in the wild
Wildlife | The Guardianby Rebecca Ratcliffe·2d ago
The orphaned grizzly bear cubs were bulked up with a generous diet of roadkill, watermelon, dog food and snacks donated by the public. Their contact with carers was limited to two people.
61%plop scoreScientists who turned to OnlyFans to fund marmot research receive crypto boost
Wildlife | The Guardianby Oliver Milman·2d ago
Scientists who turned to OnlyFans to help save long-running research into marmots have raised more than $100,000 after harnessing the support of another, very modern, funding avenue –...
58%plop scoreCountry diary: Waiting for a nightjar is elusive and maddening – then thrilling | Mark Cocker
Wildlife | The Guardianby Mark Cocker·3d ago
The setting sun spread a last Iberian glow over the hills opposite before they were drained of colour and sound, and by 9pm, the world was in monochrome.
57%plop scoreBird flu has devastated wildlife around the world. What Australian birds are most at risk?
Wildlife | The Guardianby Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent·3d ago
The deadly H5 bird flu that has devastated wildlife populations globally since 2021 is spreading across Australia.
I tried everything to rid my yard of mosquitoes. This German-engineered trap finally worked
Wildlife | The Guardianby Richard Baguley·3d ago
Don’t get me wrong: I’m a peaceful person with compassion for all earthly creatures. Except mosquitoes, which deserve all the swats, cursing and loathing they get.
61%plop scoreRhossi, a rare sea turtle, recovers after 5,000-mile trek from Wales to Texas
Wildlife | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas·4d ago
A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle native to the Gulf of Mexico is largely thriving after he was found nearly dead on a beach in Wales in late 2023, nursed back to health and then flown to Houston recently...
58%plop score‘Our new normal’: how marine heatwaves affect life in British seas
Wildlife | The Guardianby Melissa Hobson·4d ago
‘It sounds silly but I thought it was a person in the water waving,” says Kurt Lander, skipper of the Yellowfin charter boat, based out of Brighton.
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